EP0201705A1 - Water-circulating device, especially in a tunnel for hydrodynamic tests - Google Patents

Water-circulating device, especially in a tunnel for hydrodynamic tests Download PDF

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EP0201705A1
EP0201705A1 EP86104416A EP86104416A EP0201705A1 EP 0201705 A1 EP0201705 A1 EP 0201705A1 EP 86104416 A EP86104416 A EP 86104416A EP 86104416 A EP86104416 A EP 86104416A EP 0201705 A1 EP0201705 A1 EP 0201705A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
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  • the invention relates to the circulation of water through a large area passage section such as that of a tunnel or a hydrodynamic test channel. That is to say, it aims to achieve the pumping of a large flow rate at a low delivery head, therefore with a high specific speed.
  • the specific speed in question is defined by the expression in which n denotes the number of revolutions per minute of a pump g the acceleration of gravity, Q the liquid flow rate expressed in m 3 / s and H the discharge pressure expressed in m (meters, water height ).
  • the invention relates to the case where this specific speed is greater than approximately 0.15.
  • Each pump comprises a propeller driven in rotation about a longitudinal axis by a motor. The speed of rotation is limited by the risk of cavitation.
  • the pump also has guide surfaces extending longitudinally upstream and downstream of these propellers to guide the water and give the pump a substantially maximum efficiency.
  • the number of pumps is very small, and the common piping which guides the overall flow includes a bend whose outer wall is crossed by the propeller shaft.
  • This tree extends in the axis of a branch from the elbow to the helix. It is rotated by a motor external to the piping.
  • This engine is often fitted (in the case of large pumps) with a speed reducer, because, if the drive was direct, the speed of rotation which allows a good performance of the engine would confer on the blades of the propeller of speeds excessive. The latter would cause cavitation phenomena and thus adversely affect both the hydraulic efficiency and the longevity of the propeller.
  • the number of pumps can be four, the axes of these pumps being arranged at the four vertices of a square.
  • several pumps of moderate power are preferred to a single one of greater power in order to allow the flow to be greatly reduced by completely stopping part of the pumps, without significantly reducing the speed of rotation of the pumps or of the pump. remaining in operation. This makes it possible, still according to this document, to avoid the fluctuations in flow which would appear if a single pump were to operate at an excessively reduced flow rate.
  • the object of the present invention is to allow water to be circulated, for example in a hydrodynamic test tunnel, so as in particular to obtain a small footprint and a low cost of the pumping device while retaining a good yield for various values of water flow.
  • a device for circulating water with adjustable flow rate comprising several pumps each receiving and delivering a fraction of the total flow passing through the device in a longitudinal direction of flow and succeeding each other in at least two directions in a plane transverse to said flow so as to occupy substantially a whole section of a hydraulic tunnel, each pump comprising a propeller driven in rotation around a longitudinal axis by a motor at a speed limited by the risk of cavitation, each pump further comprising guide surfaces extending longitudinally upstream and downstream of these propellers to guide the water and give the pump a substantially maximum efficiency, this device being characterized by the fact that the number N of said pumps is chosen to be greater than ten and preferably to twenty five so as to reduce the longitudinal dimensions of said guide surfaces in the Nl / 2 ratio (square root of the number N) approximately, the means for adjusting the water flow being means for simultaneously adjusting the rotational speeds of these various pumps.
  • Small pumps can therefore be driven directly by a motor, without the use of a reduction gear, as is generally the case for large pumps.
  • the similarity theory also shows that, at unchanged delivery head and total flow, the dimensions of the optimal guide surfaces vary as N 1/2 .
  • a hydrodynamic test tunnel 100 has an elbow 102.
  • pumps 106 rotating around shafts parallel to the axis 108 of this branch.
  • this device comprises a large number, for example 100, of small pumps.
  • the number represented is smaller to facilitate understanding of the drawing.
  • each pump 106 comprises a propeller 6 of 0.26 m diameter driven directly at 1000 revolutions per minute by a submerged electric or hydraulic motor 8.
  • Main guide surfaces 10, 12 and 14 allow, with the help of the suitable shape of the propeller blades and the choice of the rotation speed, to obtain a substantially optimal hydrodynamic efficiency. These main guide surfaces extend for example over a length of 1 m.
  • Profiled supports 16 and 18 hold all of the propeller and the motor in the axis 20 of the pump and possibly serve as a rectifier for the water streams. This axis is almost parallel to the general flow direction shown for arrow 22 in FIG. 2. These supports simultaneously allow the electrical or hydraulic supply of the motor 8.
  • Each pump has the form of a module 106 shown in fig.4.
  • the components of small pumps are conventional components, as regards the propellers as well as the piping or the motors. Due to their small size, they can be made with materials adapted to specific environmental problems.
  • the present invention also relates to a device for exploiting hydraulic energy, this device comprising several turbines each receiving a fraction of the total flow passing through the device.
  • each turbine comprising a propeller 6 driving a generator in rotation about a longitudinal axis at a speed limited by the risk of cavitation, each turbine further comprising guide surfaces extending longitudinally upstream and downstream of these propellers to guide the water and give the turbine a substantially maximum efficiency, this device being characterized in that the number N of said turbines is chosen to be greater than ten and preferably to twenty five so as to decrease the longitudinal congestion of said guide surfaces in the ratio N 1/2 approximately, these turbines succeeding each other in at least two directions in a plane transverse to said flow so as to occupy substantially a whole section of a hydraulic tunnel.

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Abstract

The invention relates to the circulation of a large flow of water. Rather than using a small number of large propeller pumps, it is preferable, for example in a tunnel for hydrodynamic tests (2), to use a large number of (one hundred) small pumps (6) of smaller diameters. Application in large tunnels for hydrodynamic tests. <IMAGE>

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L'invention concerne la mise en circulation d'eau à travers une section de passage d'aire importante telle que celle d'un tunnel ou d'un canal d'essais hydrodynamiques. C'est-à-dire qu'elle vise à réaliser le pompage d'un débit important sous une faible hauteur de refoulement, donc avec une vitesse spécifique élevée. La vitesse spécifique en ques- , tion est définie par l'expression

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dans laquelle n désigne le nombre de tours par minute d'une pompe g l'accélération de la pesanteur, Q le débit de liquide exprimé en m3/s et H la pression de refoulement exprimée en m (mètres, de hauteur d'eau). L'invention concerne le cas où cette vitesse spécifique est supérieure à 0,15 environ.The invention relates to the circulation of water through a large area passage section such as that of a tunnel or a hydrodynamic test channel. That is to say, it aims to achieve the pumping of a large flow rate at a low delivery head, therefore with a high specific speed. The specific speed in question is defined by the expression
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 in which n denotes the number of revolutions per minute of a pump g the acceleration of gravity, Q the liquid flow rate expressed in m 3 / s and H the discharge pressure expressed in m (meters, water height ). The invention relates to the case where this specific speed is greater than approximately 0.15.

On connaît des dispositifs de pompage utilisés dans ces conditions et comportant plusieurs pompes recevant et refoulant chacune une fraction du débit total traversant le dispositif. La direction d'écoulement de celui-ci peut être appelée longitudinale. Chaque pompe comporte une hélice entraînée en rotation autour d'un axe longitudinal par un moteur. La vitesse de rotation est limitée par le risque de cavitation. La pompe comporte de plus des surfaces de guidage s'étendant longitudinalement en amont et en aval de ces hélices pour guider l'eau et conférer à la pompe un rendement sensiblement maximal.There are known pumping devices used under these conditions and comprising several pumps each receiving and discharging a fraction of the total flow passing through the device. The direction of flow thereof can be called longitudinal. Each pump comprises a propeller driven in rotation about a longitudinal axis by a motor. The speed of rotation is limited by the risk of cavitation. The pump also has guide surfaces extending longitudinally upstream and downstream of these propellers to guide the water and give the pump a substantially maximum efficiency.

Dans certains de ces dispositifs connus le nombre de pompes est très petit, et la tuyauterie commune qui guide le débit global comporte un coude dont la paroi extérieure est traversée par l'arbre de l'hélice. Cet arbre s'étend dans l'axe d'une branche du coude jusqu'à l'hélice. Il est entraîné en rotation par un moteur extérieur à la tuyauterie. Ce moteur est souvent muni (dans le cas de grosses pompes) d'un réducteur de vitesse, parce que, si l'entrainement était direct, la vitesse de rotation qui permet un bon rendement du moteur conférerait aux pales de l'hélice des vitesses excessives. Ces dernières provoqueraient des phénomènes de cavitation et nuiraient ainsi tant au rendement hydraulique qu'à la longévité de l'hélice.In some of these known devices, the number of pumps is very small, and the common piping which guides the overall flow includes a bend whose outer wall is crossed by the propeller shaft. This tree extends in the axis of a branch from the elbow to the helix. It is rotated by a motor external to the piping. This engine is often fitted (in the case of large pumps) with a speed reducer, because, if the drive was direct, the speed of rotation which allows a good performance of the engine would confer on the blades of the propeller of speeds excessive. The latter would cause cavitation phenomena and thus adversely affect both the hydraulic efficiency and the longevity of the propeller.

Selon la demande de brevet japonais JP-A-58-201044 (Nishinihon Riyuutai Giken KK.22.11.83) (Patent abstraota of Japan vol 8, n° 51, P 259, 1488) le nombre des pompes peut être de quatre, les axes de ces pompes étant disposés aux quatre sommets d'un carré. Selon ce document plusieurs pompes de puissances modérées sont préférées à une seule de puissance plus grande dans le but de permettre de diminuer fortement le débit par arrêt total d'une partie des pompes, sans abaisser beaucoup la vitesse de rotation des pompes ou de la pompe restant en fonctionnement. Ceci permet, toujours selon ce document, d'éviter les fluctuations d'écoulement qui apparaîtraient si une pompe unique devait fonctionner à un débit trop fortement réduit. Quand un spécialiste a lu ce document, le choix d'un nombre de pompes égal à quatre lui apparaît explicable par le fait que le maintien en fonctionnement d'une seule pompe sur quatre, avec une vitesse de rotation éventuellement modérément réduite, permet de réduire le débit dans un rapport qui apparaît comme bien suffisant dans la pratique.According to Japanese patent application JP-A-58-201044 (Nishinihon Riyuutai Giken KK.22.11.83) (Patent brevota of Japan vol 8, n ° 51, P 259, 1488) the number of pumps can be four, the axes of these pumps being arranged at the four vertices of a square. According to this document, several pumps of moderate power are preferred to a single one of greater power in order to allow the flow to be greatly reduced by completely stopping part of the pumps, without significantly reducing the speed of rotation of the pumps or of the pump. remaining in operation. This makes it possible, still according to this document, to avoid the fluctuations in flow which would appear if a single pump were to operate at an excessively reduced flow rate. When a specialist has read this document, the choice of a number of pumps equal to four appears to him to be explained by the fact that keeping only one in four pumps in operation, with a rotation speed possibly moderately reduced, makes it possible to reduce the flow in a ratio which appears to be sufficient in practice.

Ces divers dispositifs connus présentent notamment les inconvénients suivants

  • - Encombrement longitudinal et coût de construction des surfaces de guidage importants.
  • - Perte de rendement soit par mauvaise adaptation des vitesses de l'écoulement à l'entrée de la machine, soit par frottements à l'intérieur d'un réducteur mécanique, qui est de plus coûteux.
These various known devices have in particular the following drawbacks
  • - Longitudinal dimensions and cost of construction of large guide surfaces.
  • - Loss of yield either by poor adaptation of the flow velocities at the inlet of the machine, or by friction inside a mechanical reducer, which is more expensive.

La présente invention a pour but de permettre de mettre de l'eau en circulation par exemple dans un tunnel d'essais hydrodynamique, de manière à obtenir notamment un faible encombrement et un faible coût du dispositif de pompage tout en conservant un bon rendement pour des valeurs variées du débit d'eau.The object of the present invention is to allow water to be circulated, for example in a hydrodynamic test tunnel, so as in particular to obtain a small footprint and a low cost of the pumping device while retaining a good yield for various values of water flow.

Elle a pour objet un dispositif de mise en circulation d'eau à débit réglable, comportant plusieurs pompes recevant et refoulant chacune une fraction du débit total traversant le dispositif selon une direction longitudinale d'écoulement et se succèdant selon au moins deux directions dans un plan transversal par rapport audit écoulement de manière à occuper sensiblement toute une section d'un tunnel hydraulique, chaque pompe comportant une hélice entraînée en rotation autour d'un axe longitudinal par un moteur à une vitesse limitée par le risque de cavitation, chaque pompe comportant en outre des surfaces de guidage s'étendant longitudinalement en amont et en aval de ces hélices pour guider l'eau et conférer à la pompe un rendement sensiblement maximal, ce dispositif étant caractérisé par le fait que le nombre N desdites pompes est choisi supérieur à dix et de préférence à vingt cinq de manière à diminuer l'encombrement longitudinal desdites surfaces de guidage dans le rapport Nl/2 (racine carrée du nombre N) environ, les moyens de réglage du débit d'eau étant des moyens de réglage simultané des vitesses de rotation de ces diverses pompes.It relates to a device for circulating water with adjustable flow rate, comprising several pumps each receiving and delivering a fraction of the total flow passing through the device in a longitudinal direction of flow and succeeding each other in at least two directions in a plane transverse to said flow so as to occupy substantially a whole section of a hydraulic tunnel, each pump comprising a propeller driven in rotation around a longitudinal axis by a motor at a speed limited by the risk of cavitation, each pump further comprising guide surfaces extending longitudinally upstream and downstream of these propellers to guide the water and give the pump a substantially maximum efficiency, this device being characterized by the fact that the number N of said pumps is chosen to be greater than ten and preferably to twenty five so as to reduce the longitudinal dimensions of said guide surfaces in the Nl / 2 ratio (square root of the number N) approximately, the means for adjusting the water flow being means for simultaneously adjusting the rotational speeds of these various pumps.

Selon la présente invention il est de plus apparu avantageux d'adopter, au moins dans certains cas, les dispositions plus particulières suivantes :

  • - L'hélice de chaque dite pompe est entrainée par ledit moteur sans interposition d'un réducteur mécanique de vitesse de rotation entre ce moteur et cette hélice.
  • - Lesdites pompes se présentent comme des éléments modulaires aisément remplaçables chacun en un bloc, et comportant chacun ladite hélice, ledit moteur, et des aubages fixes un convergent et un divergent constituant lesdites surfaces de guidage.
According to the present invention, it has also appeared advantageous to adopt, at least in certain cases, the following more specific provisions:
  • - The propeller of each said pump is driven by said motor without the interposition of a mechanical speed reducer between this motor and this propeller.
  • - Said pumps are presented as modular elements easily replaceable each in a block, and each comprising said propeller, said motor, and fixed blades one converging and one diverging constituting said guide surfaces.

Le choix de la nature du dispositif selon l'invention est affecté de manière essentielle par les risques de cavitation des pompes.The choice of the nature of the device according to the invention is essentially affected by the risks of cavitation of the pumps.

On obtient les mêmes conditions de limite de cavitation pour des machines semblables, si les vitesses tangentielles de l'extrémité des pales sont égales.The same cavitation limit conditions are obtained for similar machines, if the tangential speeds of the tip of the blades are equal.

Si Vtg = vitesse tangentielle d'extrémité de pales

  • D = diamètre de la pompe
  • n = vitesse de rotation de la pompe en radians par seconde
  • N = le nombre de pompes
  • 1 = indice de la grande pompe
  • 2 = indice des petites pompes
If Vtg = tangential speed of blade tip
  • D = pump diameter
  • n = speed of rotation of the pump in radians per second
  • N = the number of pumps
  • 1 = large pump index
  • 2 = index of small pumps

les deux égalités suivantes sont vérifiées :

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Il en résulte que
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Or
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car l'aire de la section de pompage est conservée et il en résulte que
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 the following two equalities are checked:
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 It follows that
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 Gold
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 because the area of the pumping section is preserved and it follows that
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Les petites pompes pourront donc avoir une vitesse de rotation supérieure.Small pumps can therefore have a higher rotation speed.

Par exemple, pour

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For example, for
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Les petites pompes pourront donc être entraînées directement par un moteur, sans utilisation d'un réducteur comme c'est généralement le cas pour les grosses pompes.Small pumps can therefore be driven directly by a motor, without the use of a reduction gear, as is generally the case for large pumps.

La théorie de similitude montre aussi que, à hauteur de refoulement et à débit total inchangés les dimensions des surfaces de guidage optimales varient comme N1/2.The similarity theory also shows that, at unchanged delivery head and total flow, the dimensions of the optimal guide surfaces vary as N 1/2 .

A l'aide des figures schématiques ci-jointes on va décrire ci-après, à titre d'exemple non limitatif, comment l'invention peut être mise en oeuvre. Il doit être compris que les éléments décrits et représentés peuvent, sans sortir du cadre de l'invention, être remplacés par d'autres éléments assurant les mêmes fonctions techniques. Lorsqu'un même élément est représenté sur plusieurs figures il y est désigné par le même signe de référence.Using the attached diagrammatic figures, a description will be given below, by way of nonlimiting example, how the invention can be implemented. It should be understood that the elements described and shown can, without departing from the scope of the invention, be replaced by other elements ensuring the same technical functions. When the same element is represented in several figures, it is designated therein by the same reference sign.

  • La figure 1 représente une vue partielle de dessus avec arrachement partiel d'un dispositif de mise en circulation d'eau selon l'invention pour un tunnel d'essais hydrodynamiques.FIG. 1 represents a partial top view with partial cutaway of a device for circulating water according to the invention for a hydrodynamic test tunnel.
  • La figure 2 représente une vue à échelle agrandie d'un détail de la figure 1.FIG. 2 represents an enlarged view of a detail of FIG. 1.
  • La figure 3 représente une vue partielle à échelle agrandie du même dispositif, selon la flèche III de la figure 2.FIG. 3 represents a partial view on an enlarged scale of the same device, according to arrow III in FIG. 2.

Selon la figure 1 un tunnel d'essais hydrodynamique 100 présente un coude 102. Dans la branche aval 104 sont disposées des pompes 106 tournant autour d'arbres parallèles à l'axe 108 de cette branche.According to FIG. 1, a hydrodynamic test tunnel 100 has an elbow 102. In the downstream branch 104 are arranged pumps 106 rotating around shafts parallel to the axis 108 of this branch.

Conformément aux figures 2 et 3, ce dispositif comporte un grand nombre, par exemple 100, de petites pompes. Le nombre représenté est plus petit pour faciliter la compréhension du dessin.According to Figures 2 and 3, this device comprises a large number, for example 100, of small pumps. The number represented is smaller to facilitate understanding of the drawing.

Ces pompes occupent quasi entièrement une section du tunnel. Des surfaces de guidage auxiliaires non représentées simples sont disposées en amont de cette section à seule fin d'uniformiser l'écoulement.These pumps almost entirely occupy a section of the tunnel. Auxiliary guide surfaces, not shown, which are simple, are arranged upstream of this section for the sole purpose of standardizing the flow.

Conformément à la figure 4 chaque pompe 106 comporte une hélice 6 de diamètre 0,26 m entraînée directement à 1000 tours par minutes par un moteur électrique ou hydraulique immergé 8. Bien entendu, dans certains cas particuliers, un même moteur pourrait être utilisé pour plusieurs hélices. Des surfaces de guidage principales 10, 12 et 14 permettent, avec l'aide de la forme convenable des pales de l'hélice et du choix de la vitesse de rotation, d'obtenir un rendement hydrodynamique sensiblement optimal. Ces surfaces de guidage principales s'étendent par exemple sur une longueur de 1 m. Des supports profilés 16 et 18 maintiennent l'ensemble de l'hélice et du moteur dans l'axe 20 de la pompe et servent éventuellement de redresseur pour les filets d'eau. Cet axe est quasi parallèle à la direction d'écoulement générale représentée pour la flèche 22 sur la figure 2. Ces supports permettent en même temps l'alimentation électrique ou hydraulique du moteur 8.In accordance with FIG. 4, each pump 106 comprises a propeller 6 of 0.26 m diameter driven directly at 1000 revolutions per minute by a submerged electric or hydraulic motor 8. Of course, in certain particular cases, the same motor could be used for several propellers. Main guide surfaces 10, 12 and 14 allow, with the help of the suitable shape of the propeller blades and the choice of the rotation speed, to obtain a substantially optimal hydrodynamic efficiency. These main guide surfaces extend for example over a length of 1 m. Profiled supports 16 and 18 hold all of the propeller and the motor in the axis 20 of the pump and possibly serve as a rectifier for the water streams. This axis is almost parallel to the general flow direction shown for arrow 22 in FIG. 2. These supports simultaneously allow the electrical or hydraulic supply of the motor 8.

Chaque pompe présente la forme d'un module 106 représenté sur la fig.4.Each pump has the form of a module 106 shown in fig.4.

Les avantages d'une telle disposition sont multiples. a/ La longueur totale du dispositif de pompage est diminuée dans le rapport N 1/2 Dans le cas de 100 pompes, ce rapport vaut 10. b/ Les ouvrages d'équi-répartition de débit dans ce dispositif, c'est-à-dire les surfaces de guidage, sont beaucoup plus simples à réaliser. Par ailleurs, du fait de la structure modulaire, le dispositif de pompage lui-même améliore la répartition de débit dans le tunnel et s'adapte mieux qu'une pompe classique à une mauvaise répartition du débit amont.The advantages of such an arrangement are manifold. a / The total length of the pumping device is reduced in the ratio N 1/2 In the case of 100 pumps, this ratio is equal to 10. b / The equal-flow distribution works in this device, that is to say -to say the guide surfaces, are much simpler to realize. Furthermore, due to the modular structure, the pumping device itself improves the flow distribution in the tunnel and adapts better than a conventional pump to poor distribution of the upstream flow.

c/ Les composants de petites pompes sont des composants classiques, aussi bien en ce qui concerne les hélices que la tuyauterie ou les moteurs. Du fait de leur petite taille, ils peuvent être réalisés avec des matériaux adaptés à des problèmes spécifiques d'environnement.c / The components of small pumps are conventional components, as regards the propellers as well as the piping or the motors. Due to their small size, they can be made with materials adapted to specific environmental problems.

d/ Le choix des moteurs conduit généralement à les intégrer à chacune des pompes. Selon le cas, ils peuvent être hydrauliques ou électriques. La disposition permet de les intégrer dans les bulbes placés dans l'écoulement (moteurs électriques immergés par exemple). e/ Le bruit hydraulique est diminué en niveau. Sa fréquence est augmentée. Par ailleurs le bruit de chacune des pompes peut être décorellé de celui des autres. f/ Etant donné le grand nombre de pompes, il n'est pas nécessaire d'intervenir systématiquement en cas de panne de l'une d'elles. Par ailleurs le remplacement peut être fait par modules. g/ Il n'y a pas de réducteurs. h/ Par rapport à la solution avec pompe unique, ou même quelques pompes, la solution du rideau de pompes permet d'obtenir, suivant le but recherché, soit :

  • - une veine liquide à vitesse bien uniforme
    • - une veine liquide avec une carte de vitesses et des gradients de vitesses définis
    • - une fraction de débit inverse au débit normal (courant de recir- culation ou effet de giration dans le cas des propulseurs marins). i/ Les conditions précédentes peuvent être réalisées dans les cas suivants :
    • . veine noyée
    • . veine à surface libre
    • . écoulement stratifié (par exemple par un gradient de salinité).
d / The choice of motors generally leads to integrating them into each of the pumps. Depending on the case, they can be hydraulic or electric. The arrangement allows them to be integrated into the bulbs placed in the nut LEMENT (submerged electric motors for example). e / The hydraulic noise is reduced in level. Its frequency is increased. In addition, the noise of each of the pumps can be decorated with that of the others. f / Given the large number of pumps, it is not necessary to intervene systematically in the event of a failure of one of them. Furthermore, replacement can be done by modules. g / There are no reducers. h / Compared to the solution with a single pump, or even a few pumps, the pump curtain solution makes it possible to obtain, depending on the desired objective, either:
  • - a liquid vein at a very uniform speed
    • - a liquid vein with a speed map and defined speed gradients
    • - a fraction of flow reverse to the normal flow (recirculation current or gyration effect in the case of marine thrusters). i / The above conditions can be fulfilled in the following cases:
    • . submerged vein
    • . free surface vein
    • . stratified flow (for example by a salinity gradient).

Ces avantages compensent dans de nombreuses applications l'inconvénient constitué par le fait que le rendement global est légèrement inférieur à celui d'une pompe unique.These advantages compensate in many applications for the drawback that the overall efficiency is slightly lower than that of a single pump.

Les applications sont notamment les suivantes :

  • - Tunnels d'essais de cavitation.
  • - Stations de pompage à grand débit, faible hauteur.
  • - Propulseurs marins.
Applications include the following:
  • - Cavitation test tunnels.
  • - High flow pumping stations, low height.
  • - Marine thrusters.

On peut remarquer que, dans les exemples d'applications précédents, on utilise des pompes, mais que le même dispositif en rideau est utilisable avec d'autres machines comme les turbines. C'est pourquoi la présente invention a également pour objet un dispositif d'exploitation d'énergie hydraulique, ce dispositif comportant plusieurs turbines recevant chacune une fraction du débit total traversant le dispositif selon une direction longitudinale d'écoulement, chaque turbine comportant une hélice 6 entraînant un générateur en rotation autour d'un axe longitudinal à une vitesse limitée par le risque de cavitation, chaque turbine comportant en outre des surfaces de guidage s'étendant longitudinalement en amont et en aval de ces hélices pour guider l'eau et conférer à la turbine un rendement sensiblement maximal, ce dispositif étant caractérisé par le fait que le nombre N desdites turbines est choisi supérieur à dix et de préférence à vingt cinq de manière à diminuer l'encombrement longitudinal desdites surfaces de guidage dans le rapport N1/2 environ, ces turbines se succèdant selon au moins deux directions dans un plan transversal par rapport audit écoulement de manière à occuper sensiblement toute une section d'un tunnel hydraulique.It can be noted that, in the examples of previous applications, pumps are used, but that the same curtain device can be used with other machines such as turbines. This is why the present invention also relates to a device for exploiting hydraulic energy, this device comprising several turbines each receiving a fraction of the total flow passing through the device. in a longitudinal direction of flow, each turbine comprising a propeller 6 driving a generator in rotation about a longitudinal axis at a speed limited by the risk of cavitation, each turbine further comprising guide surfaces extending longitudinally upstream and downstream of these propellers to guide the water and give the turbine a substantially maximum efficiency, this device being characterized in that the number N of said turbines is chosen to be greater than ten and preferably to twenty five so as to decrease the longitudinal congestion of said guide surfaces in the ratio N 1/2 approximately, these turbines succeeding each other in at least two directions in a plane transverse to said flow so as to occupy substantially a whole section of a hydraulic tunnel.

Ce dispositif n'est pas représenté spécifiquement, mais il peut être semblable à celui représenté sur les figures 1 à 3.This device is not shown specifically, but it can be similar to that shown in Figures 1 to 3.

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1/ Dispositif de mise en circulation d'eau à débit réglable, notamment dans un tunnel d'essais hydrodynamique, ce dispositif comportant plusieurs pompes (106) recevant et refoulant chacune une fraction du débit total traversant le dispositif selon une direction longitudinale d'écoulement (22) et se succèdant selon au moins deux directions dans un plan transversal par rapport audit écoulement (22) de manière à occuper sensiblement toute une section d'un tunnel hydraulique (2), chaque pompe comportant une hélice (6) entrainée en rotation autour d'un axe longitudinal (20) par un moteur (8) à une vitesse limitée par le risque de cavitation, chaque pompe comportant en outre des surfaces de guidage (10, 12, 14, 16, 18) s'étendant longitudinalement en amont et en aval de ces hélices pour guider l'eau et conférer à la pompe un rendement sensiblement maximal, ce dispositif étant caractérisé par le fait que le nombre N desdites pompes est choisi supérieur à dix et de préférence à vingt cinq de manière à diminuer l'encombrement longitudinal desdites surfaces de guidage (10, 12, 14, 16, 18) dans le rapport N1/2 environ, les moyens de réglage du débit d'eau étant des moyens de réglage simultané des vitesses de rotation de ces diverses pompes.1 / Device for circulating water with adjustable flow rate, in particular in a hydrodynamic test tunnel, this device comprising several pumps (106) each receiving and delivering a fraction of the total flow passing through the device in a longitudinal direction of flow (22) and succeeding each other in at least two directions in a plane transverse to said flow (22) so as to occupy substantially a whole section of a hydraulic tunnel (2), each pump comprising a propeller (6) driven in rotation around a longitudinal axis (20) by a motor (8) at a speed limited by the risk of cavitation, each pump further comprising guide surfaces (10, 12, 14, 16, 18) extending longitudinally in upstream and downstream of these propellers to guide the water and give the pump a substantially maximum efficiency, this device being characterized by the fact that the number N of said pumps is chosen to be greater than ten and preferably to twenty five m in order to reduce the longitudinal dimensions of said guide surfaces (10, 12, 14, 16, 18) in the ratio N 1/2 approximately, the means for adjusting the water flow being means for simultaneously adjusting the rotational speeds of these various pumps. 2/ Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que l'hélice (6) de chaque dite pompe est entraînée par ledit moteur (8) sans interposition d'un réducteur mécanique de vitesse de rotation entre ce moteur et cette hélice.2 / Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the propeller (6) of each said pump is driven by said motor (8) without the interposition of a mechanical speed reduction between this motor and this propeller. 3/ Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que lesdites pompes se présentent comme des éléments modulaires (106) aisément remplaçables chacun en un bloc, et comportant chacun ladite hélice (6), ledit moteur (8), et des aubages fixes (16, 18) un convergent (10) et un divergent (14) constituant lesdites surfaces de guidage.3 / Device according to claim 1, characterized in that said pumps are presented as modular elements (106) each easily replaceable in one block, and each comprising said propeller (6), said motor (8), and fixed blades (16, 18) a convergent (10) and a diverging (14) constituting said guide surfaces. 4/ Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le moteur (8) est un moteur électrique à vitesse réglable.4 / Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the motor (8) is an electric motor with adjustable speed. 5/ Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que le moteur est un moteur hydraulique à vitesse réglable.5 / Device according to claim 2, characterized in that the motor is a hydraulic motor with adjustable speed. 6/ Dispositif d'exploitation d'énergie hydraulique, ce dispositif comportant plusieurs turbines recevant chacune une fraction du débit total traversant le dispositif selon une direction longitudinale d'éooulement, ohaque turbine comportant une hélice entraînant un générateur en rotation autour d'un axe longitudinal à une vitesse limitée par le risque de oavitation, chaque turbine comportant en outre des surfaces de guidage s'étendant longitudinalement en amont et en aval de ces hélices pour guider l'eau et conférer à la turbine un rendement sensiblement maximal, ce dispositif étant caractérisé par le fait que le nombre N desdites turbines est choisi supérieur à dix et de préférence à vingt cinq de manière à diminuer l'encombrement longitudinal desdites surfaces de guidage dans le rapport N1/2 environ, ces turbines se succèdant selon au moins deux directions dans un plan transversal par rapport audit écoulement de manière à occuper sensiblement toute une section d'un tunnel hydraulique.6 / Hydraulic energy exploitation device, this device comprising several turbines each receiving a fraction of the flow total passing through the device in a longitudinal direction of flow, each turbine comprising a propeller driving a generator rotating around a longitudinal axis at a speed limited by the risk of ovitation, each turbine further comprising guide surfaces extending longitudinally upstream and downstream of these propellers to guide the water and give the turbine a substantially maximum efficiency, this device being characterized in that the number N of said turbines is chosen to be greater than ten and preferably twenty five so reducing the longitudinal dimensions of said guide surfaces in the ratio N 1/2 approximately, these turbines succeeding each other in at least two directions in a plane transverse to said flow so as to occupy substantially a whole section of a hydraulic tunnel.
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